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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources